"Suffering the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune"

Been awhile since I posted. Honestly, it has been pretty blah around here but maybe we are finally, slowly taking a few steps in the right direction.

~ Em’s CSF leak healed up without intervention, so we were able to avoid the ER. (She actually just refused to go and it healed up on its own.) She has had a couple weeks of feeling better now, so maybe the leak is done? I kind of doubt it but we can hope.

~ We will be seeing a new local neurologist tomorrow, since her NP, who has been seeing her for 4 years and originally prescribed Diamox, has left. That is a little nerve wracking but hopefully the new doc is able to continue to help.

~ Last week, we saw the ophthalmologist for Em’s double vision. She has a prescription for glasses that he says will help – reduce eye strain, reduce double vision and make reading/ seeing easier. She should have the glasses in a week or so. Praying they help her.

~ She had her EMG to investigate the numbness in her legs. It was, of course, normal. Everything is always normal. It was such a letdown – the tech assured us we would have answers before we left that day. The neurologist (the one at OSU we are seeing to figure out what the heck is going on with her pain, etc) did the deep part of the test and pronounced everything normal and that was that. Well, that was AN answer but certainly not THE answer. The test itself was no big deal – it wasn’t painful and she had no problems with it. She did have one bruise on her hip but other than that it was not a big deal.

~ We followed up with him yesterday. It was a better appointment, thank God. He is convinced her issues are all autonomic based and has a few options to try. An abdominal binder, compression stockings, a new med. I have my doubts but I guess if we need to jump through these hoops to rule stuff out, so be it. He is backing off ordering the tilt table test – he finally heard us when we said going off all her meds was too big of a challenge right now. We are going ahead with the 24 hour holter monitor and will get that set up. We will follow up with him in 4 months. The one answer we did get yesterday is that he does not believe Em has MS. So, that is something. A relief for her and me too.

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